May 23, 2019 – UK Electronic-Pop band EMPATHY TEST is pleased to announce the release of their limited edition EP, EMPTY-HANDED Availble on limited edition digipack CD, 7" vinyl and digital formats June 20! Following the success of double A-side single, "Holy Rivers / Incubation Song", which has racked up over 150,000 streams on Spotify […]

As we clear the decks for the upcoming ATTRITION single, album and merchandise… I’m selling everything in our official Bandcamp store at half price until the end of June…!Use code “50” on Check out:https://attritionuk.bandcamp.com

The Heathen Apostles are proud to announce Deadly Nightshade, their new Southern Gothic horror music video, directed by good friend Jorge Jaramillo. It is the third video from their Bloodgrass Vol. I & II album, out on Ratchet Blade Records. Deadly Nightshade takes the band back into familiar dark territory; this time, the atmosphere is […]

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About Miguel Ángel Ruíz aka Orfeón Gagarin, the Spanish artist we recently interviewed after listening to the re-release of his self-titled debut album (initially released in 1986 by the Spanish independent label Toracis Tapes) on Valencia-based record label Verlag System, Antoni Aura, director of the label, wrote: “This Orfeón Gagarin’s debut of 1986 sounds to […]

May 8, 2019: Gothic/Death Rock legends CHRISTIAN DEATH are very pleased to announce their very first LIVE VIDEO CHAT and premiere of their new video, "FORGIVEN." Live Chat on Facebook Sunday 19th of May 2019 18:00 UTC/ 6pm GMT (London time).Presented by SONIC SEDUCER magazine.https://www.facebook.com/christiandeath/ View the first two video premiere/live chat promo clips HERE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFajq0-GHvchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZxeetSIMuM […]

”There Is a Light Within Yourself” is the title of the new debut-EP from Mathias Hammerstrøm. The essence of his music lies in its nostalgic atmosphere, told through his minimalistic lyrical universe and introvert vocal expression.Mathias works with distant pads, murky basslines, and crackling drum beats to create an electronic and day-dream soundscape on which […]

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Following the success
of double A-side single, "Holy Rivers / Incubation Song", which has
racked up over 150,000 streams on Spotify since its October release
and was praised by Clash Music for its “shimmering synths, glacial
electronics, and heartrending vocals”, London Synthpop group EMPATHY
TEST returns with a second, tantalising taste of their upcoming third
album, in the form of new single "Empty-Handed."

Track
List:1. Empty-handed2. A River Loves a Stone3.
Empty-handed (TRAAPS Remix)4. A River Loves a Stone (Ari Mason
Remix)

Empty-Handed presents another sonic leap forward for a
band that has never been one to tread water when it comes to their
sound, presenting a harder, darker style whilst simultaneously tipping
their proverbial hat to the Synthwave scene that helped launch their
career back in 2014. An arpeggiated synthesiser provides a relentless
momentum from the get-go, while the deceptively simple composition
gradually builds to its epic conclusion.

Opening line, “My
heart is an empty vessel / Drifting out to sea” sets the tone both
lyrically and emotionally. It’s about being unable to give a partner
the emotional support or commitment they need and the feeling of
emptiness that comes with that. As always, Empathy Test delivers a
perfect marriage of music and emotion, the sudden flourishes of
strings and synthesisers rushing past like spirits in the
night.

There’s a sense of urgency here that has not been
present previously, as well as an innate confidence that suggests the
third album, which comes after the simultaneous release of two debut
albums Losing Touch (Remastered) and Safe From Harm in November 2017
and is slated for release in early September, might just be the
band’s most accomplished to date.

BiographySince Empathy Test’s conception in January
2013, the independent London electronic pop duo has produced two
stunning, four-track EPs and a steady stream of memorable singles
which have won them both critical acclaim and a legion of dedicated
fans worldwide. Their unique brand of cinematic synth pop has been
featured by the likes of Vice, Netflix, HBO, MTV, XFM, KCRW, BBC
Introducing, Clash, Idolator, Earmilk, PopMatters and many
more.

In 2017, the band began a crowd funding campaign to fund
the self-release of two debut albums, ‘Losing Touch’ and ‘Safe
From Harm’. The PledgeMusic campaign was 661% funded and the band
raised over £26K to release the two albums via digital, CD and vinyl
formats. To date, Empathy test has sold nearly 1,500 copies of each
album on CD and 300 on vinyl.

After touring extensively in
Europe and beyond, Empathy Test released the first taste of their
forthcoming third album (set for release in September 2019) in October
2018, , in the form of a new double a-side single Holy Rivers /
Incubation Song. Clash Music wrote that the new material, featuring
"shimmering synths, glacial electronics, and heartrending vocals",
illuminated the band's "potent creativity".

Empathy Test are
childhood friends Isaac Howlett (vocals) and Adam Relf (production).
Isaac performs their songs live with the help of Christina Lopez
(drums) and Samuel Winter-Quick (keyboards).

As we clear the decks for the upcoming ATTRITION single, album and merchandise… I’m selling everything in our official Bandcamp store at half price until the end of June…!Use code “50” on Check out:https://attritionuk.bandcamp.com

The Heathen Apostles are proud to announce Deadly
Nightshade, their new Southern Gothic horror music video, directed by
good friend Jorge Jaramillo. It is the third video from their
Bloodgrass Vol. I & II album, out on Ratchet Blade Records.

Deadly Nightshade takes the band back into familiar dark
territory; this time, the atmosphere is that of the quintessential
Universal horror films of the 1930’s and 40’s.

Those
familiar with the iconic genre will thrill to the sights of a
mortician-like banjo player piloting an angelic victim down river to
her doom and corpses floating up from their graves, while
burlap-masked musicians provide the soundtrack to a feral witch
stealing the soul from our helpless heroine.

‘Inspired by
classic horror movies and German expressionism, the main goal was to
not romanticize an old style, but rather to bring it to something that
could still be dark, creepy and beautiful,’ states director Jorge
Jaramillo (who also directed the Heathen Apostles’ Paint the Stars
video).

Lead vocalist Mather Louth: ‘When the Heathens sat
down for the initial pre-production meetings with Jorge, we all agreed
that reinventing and modernizing the classic black and white horror
genre would be the perfect visual direction for “Deadly
Nightshade”. I’ve always felt very strongly about “Deadly
Nightshade” being incredibly cinematic in nature, and it was always
clear to me that Jorge would be the perfect director for the song. His
work is thought-provoking, filled with symbolism and horrifically
disturbing creatures, and he is a true visionary and
original.

The video also served as a fun exploration for me to
portray both predator and prey, and I particularly enjoyed finding the
physicality and mannerisms of the witch’s character. There is
something quite freeing about playing a character that is so wholly
repulsive and ugly, especially in today’s overly filtered and
appearance-obsessed culture.’

Deadly Nightshade is the third
music video from the band’s Bloodgrass Vol. I & II album. The
Heathen Apostles' fifth album, Dust to Dust, is out June 7th on
Ratchet Blade Records.

And
the third,
HERE:https://www.facebook.com/christiandeath/videos/329940944370419/Furthermore,
CHRISTIAN DEATH will be embarking on a European tour beginning on May
22 and ending on June 22. Tues. May 21: Stoke-on-Trent, UK /
@UndergroundWed. May 22: Plymouth, UK / @The JunctionFri. May
24: Leeds / @Temple of BoomSat. May 25: London, UK /
@UnderworldSun. May 26: Manchester, UK / @Rebellion

”There
Is a Light Within Yourself” is the title of the new debut-EP from
Mathias Hammerstrøm.

The essence of his music lies in its
nostalgic atmosphere, told through his minimalistic lyrical universe
and introvert vocal expression.Mathias works with distant pads,
murky basslines, and crackling drum beats to create an electronic and
day-dream soundscape on which he introspectively adds his
voice.

“I wanted to write an EP about the aftermath of loss,
but I also wanted it to be more like a soothing experience than a sad
one.”

Mathias has always been fascinated with exploring and
expanding a mood in his music and no exception on his new EP. He
is singing about forgetting yourself, feelings of deficiency, numbness
and ultimately about letting go of the past.

“Personally,
making the music on this EP has been like a therapeutic experience. I
hope it can help someone believe in themselves, to not give up and to
not feel alone.”

Mathias also composes atmospheric
electronica under his alias “Amphior”, having released his
full-length album “Shadowland” on the Dutch label Shipwrec in
September 2017.

“There Is a Light Within Yourself” will be
released May 27th.

Tracklist:1. How Can I Speak 2. My
Face Is Not My Own 3. Hideaway 4. I Never Forgive 5. But I
Don’t Mind 6. There Is a Light Within Yourself

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